Favorinus blianus
Favorinus blianus is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch in the family Facelinidae.
| Favorinus blianus | |
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| Favorinus blianus Dundrum Bay, Co Down, Irish Sea. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Nudibranchia |
| Suborder: | Cladobranchia |
| Family: | Facelinidae |
| Genus: | Favorinus |
| Species: | F. blianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Favorinus blianus (Lemche & Thompson, 1974) | |
Description
The maximum recorded length is 30 mm.[1]
Distribution
This species was described from Pembrokeshire, Wales[1] where it is a scarce animal. It has also been reported from Norway, England, Denmark, and Galicia, NW Spain.[2]
References
- Lemche H. & Thompson T.E. (1974). Three Opisthobranch Gastropods new to the British fauna. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 41: 185-193
- Thompson, 1988. Molluscs: Benthic Opisthobranchs. Linnean Society of London.
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